Senior Hardware Supply Chain Lead — Robotics Production

Genesis; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Genesis is seeking an experienced supplier development lead to build and manage a robust hardware supplier network for production. You will source, qualify, and mature suppliers, negotiate long-term agreements, own BOMs and cost roll-ups, and drive early supplier involvement in design reviews to mitigate risk.

You will lead cross-functional teams across design, finance, and manufacturing, manage internationally sourced components, and shape the cost roadmap as volume grows.

Qualifications

• Built supplier base for a hardware product going into production.
• Deep experience with machined and cast metal parts, gears or actuators, motors, PCBAs and harnesses; read drawings and GD&T.
• Developed new suppliers in new regions and qualified them to a standard.
• Strong commercial record: negotiated price, tooling and terms with suppliers and contract manufacturers and closed long-term agreements.
• Fluent in BOMs, change control, should-cost and cost roll-ups.
• 8+ years in supply chain, sourcing or supplier development for complex hardware with leadership experience; engineering degree preferred.
• Bonus: robotics or automotive; import/export compliance; APICS or CPSM.

Responsibilities

• Build the supplier base: source, qualify and manage suppliers for machined and cast structures, gears and actuators, motors, PCBAs, harnesses, shells, batteries and sensors; two sources for every critical sub-system.
• Develop domestic suppliers where the product and our customers require them, and manage the content requirements that come with selling into regulated markets.
• Own the commercial side: RFQs, should-cost and total-cost models, piece price and tooling negotiation, long-term agreements, payment and warranty terms; work with Legal on supplier agreements and with Finance on the cost roadmap.
• Sit in design reviews from the start: flag long-lead, single-source and high-risk parts before design freeze; bring supplier capability into the design.
• Own clear-to-build and the plan: every unit on the schedule has a complete kit before it starts; a rolling plan the line, the partner and the suppliers all see; capacity planning with suppliers ahead of demand; inventory accuracy and safety stock by part class.
• Own the BOM in production: cost roll-ups by phase, engineering change control with the design team and Manufacturing Engineering, cost-down from pilot to volume.
• Build the supplier quality loop with Manufacturing Engineering and Quality: first article and PPAP where it applies, incoming inspection, supplier scorecards and quarterly reviews, corrective action and recovery.
• Run logistics: inbound, between our facility and our partner's, import and export paperwork with Legal, spares and service parts.
• Stand up the systems as we grow: part numbering, BOM control, MRP, supplier portal; the weekly numbers (clear-to-build, on-time delivery, PPV, inventory) and the readout to leadership.

Skills

Supply chain

Sourcing

Negotiation

Cost modeling

GD&T

Leadership

Cross-functional

International sourcing

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ERP / MRP systems

Job description

Genesis is seeking an experienced supplier development lead to build and manage a robust hardware supplier network for production. You will source, qualify, and mature suppliers, negotiate long-term agreements, own BOMs and cost roll-ups, and drive early supplier involvement in design reviews to mitigate risk.

You will lead cross-functional teams across design, finance, and manufacturing, manage internationally sourced components, and shape the cost roadmap as volume grows.